Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.

Common Juniper

Navajo, Ramah - Other, Good Luck Charm

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 11

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Scientific name: Juniperus communis L.
USDA symbol: JUCOD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Good Luck Charm
Notes: Used as a 'good luck' smoke for hunters.

RECRD: 10302 id: 18496

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